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OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY UPDATE
Academics, Athletics, Activities and the Arts
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SPOTLIGHT ON RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES:Thank you Leadership students for creating such an amazing Red Ribbon Week of activities. Our leadership students designed posters, led dress up days with Jersey day, Disney day, and pajama day, created activities like our basketball free throw contest, photo booth, mummy wrapping, musical chairs and door decorating contest. Thank you Mrs. Siegmann for your leadership with these students. Oak Lions "Say NO to Drugs".
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Happy Halloween at Oak: Here are some great pics from the day. |
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SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL SCIENCE : Students in Mrs. McDiarmid's 6th grade social studies class participated in a bartering simulation to illustrate what ancient trade was like before the invention of money. Students exchanged surplus goods tokens to complete individual shopping lists in the class marketplace.
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GETTING READY FOR VETERAN'S DAY...
Our very special Veteran's Day is coming November 10, 2021. We have missed this all school assembly and we are very excited to bring all our students together to honor our local veterans. We are currently inviting ALL veterans past and present to join us at at 9:15 a.m. on the 10th. If you are a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, brother or sister or even a neighbor or community member and YOU are a Veteran, we would love to have you join us . The event is held OUTDOORS and requires all guests to wear a mask. If you are interested in joining us as a Veteran please send an email to ekominsky@losal.org. Include your name, the students name, your armed forces affiliation and anything else you would like us to know. It would be an honor to have you join us.
Students in Mr. Harrell's Advanced band practiced a medley of tunes for our upcoming Veteran's Day on November 10th. We are currently looking for Veterans to join us on stage for this special tribute. Veteran's Day , November 10 at 9:00 a.m.
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SCHOOL SAFETY...
Parents and guardians....Please remind all skateboard and bike riders that helmets are REQUIRED. If a student fails to bring a helmet to school....they can not ride or skate home. A parent or guardian MUST either bring a helmet or pick up the mode of transportation. Please see page 10 in the Minder Binders for more information. Thank you for assisting with this safety concern. When riding bicycles we ask that all students stop at all 4 way stop signs. Many of our students are racing across intersections and driveways without looking. Please review bicycle safety rules at home.
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DID YOU KNOW.... Leadership will be collecting extra Halloween candy for the troops. Please bring your wrapped candy to Oak and drop it in the bins by the office. All candy will be donated to Operation Gratitude for our U.S. troops away from home. |
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CHALLENGE SUCCESS PARENT EDUCATION NIGHT COMING SOON
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
7:00 P.M.
We want to invite you to join us on November 1, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. for a live zoom parent education night. Challenge Success of Stanford University has partnered with Oak Middle School. A parent workshop will focus on some of the current pressures students face. In a high-stakes, high-pressure culture, parent and school expectations may have unintentional but damaging effects on students. Increasing demands on students may lead to unhealthy stress, resulting in burnout, disengagement, or poor physical and mental health symptoms. This interactive webinar examines the tension that parents, students, and teachers often experience over issues such as homework, grades, and the culture of competition, and offers tools for creating a healthier school climate. We will also be looking at some of the data from the recent Challenge Success Student Survey. Please join us on November 1st with Jen Cote and our Challenge Success Team. The workshop will last 75 minutes with questions and answers at the end. Here is the link for this special meeting
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DID YOU KNOW..... LUNCH ON THE LAWN IS COMING SOON.
PLEASE JOIN YOUR CHILDREN AT LUNCH ON THE LAWN ...
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (WEATHER PERMITTING). BRING A PICNIC BLANKET, AND OR CHAIRS. LUNCH IS ONLY 30 MINUTES BUT IT IS A GREAT TIME TO SIT OUTSIDE, EAT TOGETHER AND DANCE TO SOME GREAT TUNES!
GRADE 6. LUNCH 12:00-12:30
GRADES 7/8. LUNCH 12:50-1:20
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DID YOU KNOW.... FOOD DRIVE BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1-15TH FOR CANNED/DRIED FOOD OR NON PERISHABLE ITEMS. ALL DONATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WE CARE FOOD BANK. |
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SNACKS ARE NOW BEING SERVED AT LUNCH? Students will need to have money on their accounts as cash is not accepted. Student ID's will be required to access snacks during lunch.
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DID YOU KNOW....STUDENT ID'S ARE NEEDED EVERY DAY ON CAMPUS?
Students must wait in lines to get lunch and it is imperative that all students have their ID's ready to scan. A student without an ID must enter a name in the computer and wait for the correct name to be verified. This really SLOWS the line down. If you lost your ID , you can get another one for $5.00 in the main office.
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DID YOU KNOW.....
...Lunches and breakfast are free to all students?
...Campus opens at 8:20 each day
...Dress code is strictly enforced .Please see page 13 in the Minder Binder
...Air pods are not permitted on campus (they get lost daily)
...Fridays are Oak spirit days. Need an Oak shirt? You can order online and the orders are dropped here at school.
...if you ride a bicycle or skateboard to school you MUST have a helmet.
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Monday, November 1: All students are welcome to join us for Mindful Monday Guided Meditation from8:10-8:40AM. If you would like to participate, please visit us in the Den before 1st period.
Thursday, November 4: Before school from 8:10-8:40 AM, please join us for session ten of a ten-part series on Taming Anxiety. For today’s lesson we will look at: The benefits of Gratitude.
Thursday after school at 3:00 p.m. : Come to the Den to participate in a lesson on using social media positively.
Friday November 5: Before school from 8:10-8:40AM Join us in the Den before school to do mindful movement that centers you and recharges you! Get stretching, and moving in the Den.
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DID YOU KNOW....OAK CHOIR....Come see Oak Choir’s first live show with our new director Mr. Vincent O’Connell at McGaugh Auditorium next weekend! Two shows only-Friday 11/5 and Saturday 11/6 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now for $12-15 each by clicking the link below and entering the password BroadwayShow (case sensitive.)
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DID YOU KNOW....LAEF has a new dance class?
LAEF is again partnering with Rikki Jones and the LAHS Dance Program to offer a fun program introduction to kids in grades 3-8. Will you please consider sending an email (suggested content below) to your school community or placing info in your weekly newsletter? Registration is now open and the clinic begins on Monday, November 15.
Thank you so much for your consideration and all your support for LAEF!
You can sign up now at www.LAEF4kids.org/clinics for the Fall 2021 Los Al Dance Program Clinic which will take place at LAHS from Monday, November 15 through Thursday, November 18, 3:30 - 4:30pm! This is a four-day clinic open to any student in grades 3-8.
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DID YOU KNOW....FAMILIES CAN JOIN OUR OAK PTA?
Oak PTA
DID YOU KNOW.... SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
We are looking for parents to be a part of our 2021/2022 School Site Council! What is School Site Council?
The School Site Council (SSC) is intended to be a decision-making body that represents all stakeholders of the school community. The school principal, teachers, other school personnel, parents and students make up this group. Their primary responsibility is to identify common goals and assist the leadership team in establishing a plan to achieve the goals.
Check out the School Site Council Flyer Below:
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School Calendars can be found by clicking here:
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CHECK OUT WHAT IS NEW AT THE OAK SPIRIT WEAR STORE: New face masks with the Oak Logo. Type in casswimshop.com. There are tabs at the top and click on team store. The teams are in alphabetical order so go to Oak Middle School.
YOU MUST PUT IN THE CODE TO SEE OAK PRODUCTS.
CODE IS: OAK (ALL CAPS)
Gear up to show your school spirit on Fridays!
Oak spirit wear is available for purchase or go to casswimshop.com search Oak.
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HEAR US ROAR!
Erin Kominsky
Principal, Oak Middle School
ekominsky@losal.org
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OAK THIS WEEK? |
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MONDAY November 1 : Regular School Day 8:40-3:00
Join us for the Challenge Success Parent Webinar
7:00 p.m. via zoom
TUESDAY, November 2: Regular School Day 8:40-3:00
PTA Executive meeting 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, November 3: Modified Day dismissal 2:00
College Day..Wear your favorite college gear
THURSDAY, November 4: Regular School Day 8:40-3:00
FRIDAY, November 5: Regular School Day 8:40-3:00
Lunch on the Lawn for all parents
12:00 for grade 6, 12:50 for grades 7/8
Choir Show at 7:00 p.m, at McGaugh Auditorium
Saturday, November 6: Choir show 7:00 p.m. at McGaugh Auditorium
Sunday: November 7: Daylight Savings Time ends Turn the clocks back.
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Oak Middle School PTA Board
2021-22
Click here to join the PTA meeting on 10/19/21
Executive Vice President- Tracy Sturm
Treasurer- Stacey Levine
VP Ways & Means-
VP Parent Ed- Trista Guetig
VP Legislation- Roger Goss
VP Membership- Faye Vasconcellos
Financial Secretary- Yvette Suniga
Recording Secretary- Maria Osorio
Historian- Lisa Massoumi
Parliamentarian- Chris Lamb
Auditor-Amy Payne
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Gear up to show your school spirit on Fridays!
Oak spirit wear is availbable for purchase or go to casswimshop.com search Oak.
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